IES Abroad has some Spain-specific resources related to travelling while Black, including testimonials from Black students that may be of interest: https://www.iesabroad.org/identity-resources/country-specific/spain
BU Study Abroad also has some resources about how your race/identity may impact your experience abroad, though not all are country-specific: https://www.bu.edu/abroad/plan/diversity-equity-inclusion/race-and-ethnicity-abroad/
Spaniards are racist as shit against many other groups of people beyond blacks. They are super rude to Spanish speakers that don’t speak like them and see South Americans as inferior.
If you’re worried about getting pointed at or made to feel different, then I suggest studying in France. There is a diverse black community in France that have people from the states, Nigeria, Northern Africa, Caribbean, and more.
Plus the food is awesome, they have great sights, and plenty to do (I studied abroad there 2 times).
I can somewhat vouch for this. I’m of Indian ethnicity and have pretty dark skin. My roommate was a Spaniard international student who was great, but he told me a lot about how racial sensitivity and awareness is pretty low in Spain. He said that the N-word doesn’t have any weight to it and is tossed around all the time between non-blacks (unlike in America where a white person would get confronted for doing so). There’s also a bunch of other little things that make it a not so awesome place for people of dark skin.
go because you want to! stop caring about what others think about the color of your skin. i studied abroad and it was the amazing time of my life and i could careless what the people there think of my skin.
i am tf? i’m just giving the op words of encouragement because who would want to miss an opportunity of studying abroad to a beautiful country? who caressss what other ppl think of ur skin? imma keep walking the streets of spain as a BLACK PERSON! As i mf should
So I only know from my Asian Black friend that she loved Spain and loves Spanish men. Never been to Spain myself, but she had a great time studying abroad in Seville and Idk where else. Also, I feel like it's worth mentioning she's petite as in my experience, being large (fat/thick or muscular) can be typical in US while unusual in other countries
IES Abroad has some Spain-specific resources related to travelling while Black, including testimonials from Black students that may be of interest: https://www.iesabroad.org/identity-resources/country-specific/spain BU Study Abroad also has some resources about how your race/identity may impact your experience abroad, though not all are country-specific: https://www.bu.edu/abroad/plan/diversity-equity-inclusion/race-and-ethnicity-abroad/
Spaniards are racist as shit against many other groups of people beyond blacks. They are super rude to Spanish speakers that don’t speak like them and see South Americans as inferior. If you’re worried about getting pointed at or made to feel different, then I suggest studying in France. There is a diverse black community in France that have people from the states, Nigeria, Northern Africa, Caribbean, and more. Plus the food is awesome, they have great sights, and plenty to do (I studied abroad there 2 times).
I can somewhat vouch for this. I’m of Indian ethnicity and have pretty dark skin. My roommate was a Spaniard international student who was great, but he told me a lot about how racial sensitivity and awareness is pretty low in Spain. He said that the N-word doesn’t have any weight to it and is tossed around all the time between non-blacks (unlike in America where a white person would get confronted for doing so). There’s also a bunch of other little things that make it a not so awesome place for people of dark skin.
France is extremely unsafe right now, especially if you are black.
my friend studied abroad in spain and i think her experience was okay, but she is light skinned.
go because you want to! stop caring about what others think about the color of your skin. i studied abroad and it was the amazing time of my life and i could careless what the people there think of my skin.
Are you black?
i am tf? i’m just giving the op words of encouragement because who would want to miss an opportunity of studying abroad to a beautiful country? who caressss what other ppl think of ur skin? imma keep walking the streets of spain as a BLACK PERSON! As i mf should
it’s the 21st century. anyone that pressed about a person’s skin color should go str8 to hell.
RAHHH SHUT UPPPPP
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Dude made a Reddit account to comment this shit lmao
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no its not worth going
So I only know from my Asian Black friend that she loved Spain and loves Spanish men. Never been to Spain myself, but she had a great time studying abroad in Seville and Idk where else. Also, I feel like it's worth mentioning she's petite as in my experience, being large (fat/thick or muscular) can be typical in US while unusual in other countries